01x06 - We Need to Talk About Reid

[bunniefuu]

[Staten] Previously
on Ransom Canyon...

- [crowd cheering]
- Whoo!

Where in hell did you
learn to ride like that?

You're making me proud, kid.

- This your cow salesman, Cap?
- Yeah, that's the guy.

- You got a problem?
- You fell for a con man.

I just think us getting
back together was a mistake.

Is this because of Lucas?

- Hey, man.
- Hey.

- [Reid growls]
- [Lauren] Jesus!

So Austin Water & Power just up and
offered you a seat on their board.

I have a plan even Staten
Kirkland won't be able to fight.

Aren't you a little long in the
tooth to be keeping up a ranch?

You're wasting your time, Paula Jo.
Real ranchers don't roll over that easy.

Don't be with him. Be with me.

It's too late.

[Staten] It's...

Mind if I join?

Y'all remember where you were
the night of Randall's accident?

I was with Lauren, sir.

Looks like Kirkland was right about
someone running his boy off the road.

["Who's Gonna Save You
Now" by D&RG playing]

- [Randall] You're an as*h*le.
- [Staten] Enough!

Randall! Hey! Ra...

♪ Even in the darkness ♪

♪ Secrets kept by
congregations ♪

♪ Who's gonna save you now? ♪

♪ Who's gonna save you now? ♪

[Paula Jo] Reid?

- [pasta clattering]
- [Paula Jo groans]

I need a bigger pot.

I'll do it.

[gas range clicks, ignites]

You can talk to me, you know.

This isn't a death sentence.

It's a breakup, my love.

It... It's life.

You need to pick
yourself up and move on.

- You don't understand.
- Baby, help me understand.

- [door opens]
- [footsteps approaching]

What's all this?

Oh, I'm just cooking a
little dinner for my son.

Yeah, I... I see that.

I hope you're hungry.

No, thanks. Just ate.

[clicks tongue]

No, you didn't.

Oh, come on and join us.

Don't worry.

- I'm not moving in too.
- [chuckles softly]

Shower up, and dinner will
be ready in about an hour.

Twenty minutes.

Ma, come on. Be honest. You
know what "al dente" means.

Well, how else was I gonna get
my son to cook me dinner, huh?

[both laugh]

Huh? What else was
I supposed to do?

[Reid] All right. I want you
to cut this up for me, okay?

[both laughing]

- Poor thing.
- [groans]

He's such an as*h*le.

It looks worse than it is.

- Did you talk at all since?
- Mm-mm.

I think he needs time to
hate me from a distance.

- Mm?
- I get it.

Yeah.

[Lauren giggles]

Um...

What are these?

- Hey, don't you go through my mail.
- Uh-uh-uh, zip it.

Make me.

Wait!

- Lucas, Yale?
- No.

Brown?

You could literally go anywhere.

They're not acceptances.
They're just...

They're what? Just "very
interested in you" letters?

- I guess.
- [laughs] Oh. "I guess."

Okay, all right. Well,
um, this is bananas,

but Yale, right?
You gotta go Yale.

Nah.

No?

What, Vassar?

UT.

[chuckles] Are you serious? No.

I'm serious.

- Lucas.
- It's a great school.

Well, yeah. I mean,
but... [exhales sharply]

It's where I want to go.

Really?

Yeah, really.

I'm gonna go to all the football
games, sit in the stands,

look down at you cheering
on the sidelines, and say...

"That's my girl."

I want that so bad.

[romantic music playing]

We can have it.

Are you sure you're okay with
me not telling my dad about us?

As long as I don't have to watch
you date Reid Collins, I'm good.

[Lauren] Mm-hmm.

Where are you going?

We gotta toast.

To what?

Our future.

We're all we need.

All we need.

[door opens, closes]

[footsteps approaching]

[Kit] Ah, look
who's slumming it.

Why are you always a d*ck to me?

I'm a d*ck to a lot of people.
Don't feel too special about it.

- Okay.
- Look, just, uh, do me a favor.

[Lauren sighs]

Don't let it go past
a month, all right?

Excuse me?

Part of me’s happy
as hell for him.

You and I both know
this doesn't pan out.

Just doesn't.

The longer it goes on,

the more I gotta put him
back together when it's over.

Understand?

[sighs]

Who hurt you, Kit?

I'm serious.

Okay, well, uh...

If you're done, I'm... gonna go.

[serious music playing]

[footsteps receding]

[door opens and closes]

[indistinct chatter]

- [music playing in the background]
- [billiard ba*ls clacking]

Cheers.

What do you think?

Well, I... I think it's a great way
to blow most of that rodeo paycheck,

but, hey, it's your money, so you
can buy yourself whatever you want.

No, it's not for
me. It's for Cap.

I just feel like he's done
a lot for me, you know?

I want to do something
nice for him.

Such an as*h*le.

What?

Just when I was ready to give up on
you, you have to go ahead and do this

nice, wonderful, and
terribly annoying thing.

You were ready to give up on me?

It's kind of a default setting.

Well, sh*t.

Thank God for the tractor.

You think he'll like it?

Speak now, 'cause
I'm going tomorrow.

Yeah, I think he'll love it.

It's really sweet.

[horse whinnies]

[exhales]

I didn't tell her, all right?

No?

Then why'd she tell me she's
calling it off because of you?

Look, I didn't tell her 'cause
I've got nothing to tell.

I walked up on the two of y'all
talking, then I walked off. That's it.

Next thing I know, I'm
getting sucker-punched.

If you're dealing with something,
I'm still down to listen.

Dude, drop it.

- I'm just trying to be a good friend.
- Okay, stop trying, then!

Hey.

What the hell's the
matter with you two?

We're really doing
this again, guys?

- What happened to your eye?
- Just a kid at school.

It was me, Uncle Staten.

I know it wasn't right.

I'm sorry.

We're just...

Just what?

- Working through some things.
- Ah.

Which one do you want?

I got a truck in town
that needs driving back.

I'm gonna take one of
these yahoos with me.

The other one can stay
here and help you clean up.

I'll take Tweedle Dumbass.

They're both Tweedle Dumbass.

Reid.

Kitchen's not open yet, but
there's some coffee in the pot.

Oh, I'll have a Belvedere.

Rocks.

Quinn, this is nice!

Thank you.

You know, would you mind closing
to the public altogether tomorrow?

I'm gonna need the space.

You're gonna need the space?

Yeah, I'm hosting a little
happy hour business chat.

- It's the weekend.
- Uh-huh.

It's not an office.
It's a dance hall.

Yeah, for now. Don't forget
who keeps the lights on.

I was just thinking about Adam
Allen saying "no strings attached."

Oh, Quinn.

There's always strings.

- Yeah.
- But it's cute...

you trying to play both sides.

Taking that big city money but
still rooting for the cowboys.

Maybe one a little
more than the rest.

And I don't mean Davis.

Yeah, no, I got it.
You're incredibly subtle.

That man

is unbelievable in bed.

You know, jealousy
doesn't suit you.

Oh honey, everything suits me.

I can see the gears turning.

You want to know
when, don't you?

Actually, I don't.

I wasn't sure if he'd
still have it in him

at the rodeo.

But...

I stand wobbly and corrected.
That man can operate.

All right, take this
one back to the ranch.

I'll walk back over to the shop
after lunch and grab the Silverado.

I can walk over.
It's not a problem.

Okay. Thank you.

- All right.
- Hey, wait. Hold on.

I don't know what's going on between
you two, but you need to squash it.

You hear me?

You need to work
it out with Lucas.

He ain't so bad.
Neither are you.

I don't know sometimes.

Well, I do.

You're a good kid.

I'll see you later.

All right.

[tense music playing]

Son, I...

Ah, speak of the devil.

Great.

Both of 'em.

[Davis clears throat] So...

What's going on here? Hi.

Hi. Yeah, what is going on here?

Just a casual, friendly chat.

This has been a blast.
Same time next year?

No, stop, stop, stop. We
are all having drinks.

Would you mind getting
the drinks, darling?

I'll send someone.

[Paula Jo] Thank you.

We need to talk about Reid.

We can. He doesn't
need to be here.

Finally, something we agree on.

He's the only person who's actually
parenting our son right now, so...

That kid can come
home anytime he wants.

Man up and say sorry.

[Paula Jo] Nice.

I mean, so what?

So he messed up.

He ran his mouth off a bit.

Actually, I wonder
where he gets that from.

He took credit for
something he didn't do.

So ground him, sell his car,
cancel his credit cards.

I don't care, but he can't
keep living with his uncle.

He humiliated this family.

Oh bullshit.

Reid is a good kid.

He's my kid. Okay, Staten?

- He can stay with you as long as he wants.
- Hmm.

Taking him in is not
gonna bring yours back.

[Paula Jo sighs]

Why lie about it? What's he
doing at Crossroads anyway?

I told you. It's a trail of
red flags with this dude.

What is it?

The night of the grand opening,

I was, uh, sitting right over
there talking to Penny Jacobs.

Right, the nurse at Crossroads.

She told me that some guy's been
spending a lot of time with Ruth Fuller.

And that Ruth said
it's her grandson.

What? Why didn't
you say anything?

What was I to say? I didn't
think anything of it at the time.

- Penny chalked it up to Ruth's dementia.
- What do you think he's up to?

Whatever it is, it's no good.

I'm gonna run a
background check.

- Where are you going?
- I'm gonna go poke around the ranch.

Ellie...

Be careful.

Yeah, I will.

[sighs]

[cattle lowing]

[suspenseful music playing]

What happened to your truck?

- Excuse me?
- Front corner panel, what happened?

Clipped a guy.

Where?

In Marfa, in a parking lot.

Okay, Walker, Texas
Ranger? [scoffs]

What the hell is your problem?

[girl] One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.

One... three, four,
five... seven, eight.

- [girl] There you go.
- [girl 2] Okay.

- [girl 3] Nice job.
- [girl 4] Yeah, see you later.

[overlapping chatter]

[chuckles softly]

If I've learned anything...

it's that Whataburger is a
surefire cure for two things.

Hangovers and breakups.

Well, it surely doesn't
hurt. Thank you.

[Dan clears throat]

Except for watching
you at halftime,

I don't think I've sat through
a full game since Randall died.

I remember exactly where I was
the night that call came in.

[exhales]

Yeah, I think we all do.

I was over at Ashley's house
just talking to her mom,

and then you called,

and we all just fell apart.

Yeah, that's right.

Reid, he was there
that night, wasn't he?

No, I think he was
out with his boys.

Is he doing okay?

With the breakup?

Yeah.

He'll be fine.

I actually think
it's a good thing.

- You do?
- Yeah.

You two taking a breather.

I thought you loved Reid.

[grunts]

Hold that thought.

Brigman.

[indistinct talking on phone]

[tense music playing]

What?

Yeah, yeah. Keep
him and hold him.

- [woman] Okay. See you soon.
- All right. Bye.

You know who I do
not love right now?

Reid's Uncle Staten.

- [chuckles softly]
- Uh...

- Go! I'm keeping the fries though.
- All right.

- Enjoy.
- Love you.

[horse whinnies]

["Queen of Spades" by
Lew Apollo playing]

♪ I like the way your honey tastes
When I sip it down with gin ♪

♪ Backroom on the velvet seat
I wish that you let me in ♪

♪ I got the key to the city tonight
Some might say a mojo hand ♪

♪ Too easy for Him to see But
my body says one more sin ♪

[door opens]

Hello.

Hi.

♪ The queen of spades has got
me Feelin' some kind of way ♪

♪ I think I'm afraid That
it won't last another day ♪

♪ The queen of spades has got
me Feelin' some kind of way ♪

♪ I think I'm afraid That
it's gonna all feel okay ♪

♪ I like the way your honey tastes
When I sip it down with gin ♪

♪ Backroom on the velvet seat
I wish that you let me in ♪

[sultry song fades]

How come you lied this morning
about going to the nursing home?

Um, I...

It's just

so strange.

You make it really
hard to trust you.

All right, look, I...

I did go look at that tractor
after I swung by Crossroads.

To see Ruth Fuller.

Why?

When Cap told me that
she was still alive

and that he didn't go to
see her anymore, it...

I don't know. It broke
my heart. It's...

I never met my grandmother, but I
imagined how I'd feel if she was there.

No family, no love
around, and...

So I went, and then...

I kept going.

Does Cap know?

No.

I...

I figured he'd make me stop
going if he knew, but, look, I...

I should've told you. I'm sorry.

Yeah, I get a feeling that there's a
lot of things you should have told me.

[sentimental music playing]

Have dinner with me tomorrow.

Cap's in Elk City
all weekend, and...

believe it or not, I actually
can make a pretty mean lasagna.

I'll be an open book.

I promise.

Okay.

How worried should I be?

- I'm fine.
- Staten, I just bailed you out of jail.

You assaulted a guy.

You didn't see his beanie.
He was very assaultable.

[scoffs]

I was pissed, all right?

Davis said some sh*t at
Gracie's and I lost it.

Yeah, Davis and I talked.

Oh. Perfect.

[Staten exhales]

- Why is Reid still living with you?
- [Staten scoffs]

Why does everybody seem to
think this is my choice?

It's not. It's his.

You have him in Randall's room.

Is it that hard for you to admit
that you just might like him around?

[Quinn sighs]

Maybe some things are just
meant to be left in the past.

[bittersweet music playing]

No matter how
beautiful they are.

Or were.

- Or...
- Or could have been?

Okay, well...

- Thank you for tonight.
- You're welcome.

[Davis] You bailed him out?

Oh my God, really? Are
we really doing this?

Yes, Davis, I bailed him
out. Is that a problem?

No, it's not a problem.

I'm just curious as to why

he couldn't have called any of the
several boys he's got on his payroll.

Hey, maybe yours is the only
number he remembers by heart.

Ah. Can be unattractive.

Okay, Quinn, hey.

Generally, I'm pretty good at
not being the jealous type, okay?

But I'm finding that
difficult with you.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry too. I'm
not upset with you.

- I'm upset with your ex-wife.
- Now...

Who, for the record, just slept
with Staten after the rodeo,

so believe me when I say you have
nothing to worry about there.

Right. Okay.

And it's not even
that! I'm just...

I'm just pissed she's bullying me
into this stupid meeting at my bar.

Hey, I know. Come
here. I get it.

I feel like everyone's going crazy,
and I don't want to be one of them.

Oh. Who else is going crazy?

Apart from the dark horse winners
of the "least likely to bang" award.

No, I... All right.

I won't mention it again.

I mean, Staten fully hulking
out on that random kid,

my favorite supplier totally
botching our beer order,

oh, and I guess Cap bought a few of
Staten's cattle off some rustlers.

- You hear about that?
- No.

What happened?

Apparently some out-of-towners
stole a few of Staten's cows

and pulled a fast one on Cap.

Poor guy. I mean, it all got
sorted, but crazy, right?

- Anyway, I gotta go.
- Okay.

[troubling music playing]

[footsteps receding]

[door closes]

[sighs] God damn it.

- Could've happened to anyone.
- Don't play that sh*t with me, Yancy.

We're out of time here, okay? We
gotta move to your backup plan.

You want me to take the
ranch out from under him?

You said if you couldn't convince him
to sell, that you were gonna take it.

You remember that?

We were gonna prove that
he, uh, lost his edge.

He wasn't fit to manage.

And who better to take over
than his long-lost grandson?

Yeah, I remember. I was there.

You know, after your little
showcase at the rodeo,

I'm kind of beginning to feel
like I'm losing you a little.

You having a change
of heart on me?

Yeah, maybe.

I want you to picture
something, okay? In your head.

You ready?

I want you to picture your
mother, pregnant and destitute,

calling that man for help.

Not for herself, but for you.

And that man, your blood,
telling her to hit the bricks.

I don't have to picture
it 'cause I was there.

You've got a decision to make,
'cause the clock is ticking.

Now you can make your peace
with him, ignore what he did,

spit on your old man's grave.

Or you can take what's
rightfully yours.

So a city councilman and a Texas
Water Development board member

walk into a bar.

- What's the punchline?
- [Paula Jo laughs]

Oh, so I'm gonna
keep this simple.

Jay, I'm gonna need you
to order a salination test

on Staten's wells by Wednesday.

We're not due to monitor this
county for another six months.

Call it a random sample.

And, Boone, when those results
happen to come back brackish,

and they will,

you'll have already called for a vote to
end grandfathered wells in the county.

Staten will be
forced to retrofit

every single well.

That'll cost him millions.

Gold star, Boone.

I'm heading back home
to Austin tomorrow.

I'mma need this done and dusted
by the time I get back next week.

And if we refuse?

You were bought and paid
for a long time ago.

Don't look so shocked.

Oh, and don't worry,
those drinks are on me.

Reid's things.

[Davis sighs]

You want a drink?

Well, it is almost noon.

[pensive music playing]

So you and Paula Jo, huh?

Does that bug you?

- Yeah, a little.
- Good.

For what it's worth,
it bugs me too.

[Davis] Mm.

Yeah, she really blindsided us
with that, uh, sit-down, huh?

Yeah.

I'd rather not revisit that.

Can I just say...

Can we just sip our
whiskey and enjoy the view?

Can you shut up and let me talk?

Look, I... I was
worked up that day.

But I still shouldn't
have said what I said.

Yeah, well, it doesn't
make it any less true.

Hey, I enjoyed
having Reid around.

I did.

But I'll back off and let
you guys patch things up.

Besides, if I gotta listen to one more
horseshit song blaring out of his room,

- I'm gonna lose my g*dd*mn mind.
- [laughs] You don't know the half of it.

You should strap him to a chair and
make him listen to some Waylon Jennings.

Wouldn't help.

That kid... [laughs]

You don't want to regret not
making peace with him, Davis.

It's not worth it. Trust me.

You were a good father, Staten.

You still are.

[poignant music playing]

[fire hisses]

[footsteps approaching]

Thank you, Quinn, for today.

[exhales]

You do this with every
man you sleep with?

Go behind their back, try to rip
out everything from under them?

Don't you kinkshame me.

Look, if I didn't want you to hear,
I would have picked a nicer place.

No, I needed you to know who wears
the pants in this little relationship.

Do you think I won't tell him?

- I know you won't tell him.
- Oh really?

Really, because next month,

Boone and the rest
of the city council

are overseeing a rezone
of the town square.

You know, projected
growth and all.

And you wouldn't want to
lose... your liquor license.

Right?

Sober dance hall?

I just want to make
something really clear.

You already took the money.

[lively music playing]

♪ Congratulations
It's a celebration ♪

[party chatter]

♪ Got all my people with
me Yeah, we made it ♪

♪ Straight from the bottom ♪

♪ Up to the top ♪

♪ I thought I told you We
don't ever, ever stop ♪

[boy] What's up, man?

♪ Can you feel it, can you feel it
From your head down to your toes ♪

♪ Can you feel it
Then believe it ♪

♪ Take it everywhere we
go I think you know... ♪

Lauren?

[music continues
in the distance]

[Lauren giggles]

- Hey.
- Hi.

What are you doing?

- What does it look like I'm doing?
- [laughing] Lucas.

Lucas, you're crazy.

Am I?

Yeah! What if somebody sees?

So what?

There's no way.

[Lauren laughs]

- You're not.
- Yeah.

[Lauren laughs]

Come be crazy with me.

[Lauren continues laughing]

Come on in, the water's great.

[Lauren] I cannot believe you.

Holy sh*t.

- [tense music playing]
- What? Are you okay?

There's something down there.

[Lauren] Lucas, you're
scaring me! Lucas!

Call the police, someone
might be down there.

[Lauren] What? Down where?
What are you talking about?

There's a truck.

- [Kai] So he's just a Good Samaritan, huh?
- I didn't find anything.

Well, I did.

His criminal record
came back sealed.

He.. He did say he was in juvie.

Elle, all right, this
happened a couple months ago.

He's hiding something.

Do you know the strings you
need to pull to seal a record?

I know you want to
think he's a good guy.

No, I know he's not a good guy.

I know.

How?

Because I slept
with him, all right?

So what do you want to do?

I need to get some answers.

["Teardrop" by José
Gonzalez playing]

♪ Love, love is a verb ♪

♪ Love is a doing word ♪

♪ Feathers on my breath ♪

♪ Gentle impulsion Shakes
me, makes me lighter ♪

♪ Feathers on my breath ♪

♪ Teardrop on the fire ♪

♪ Feathers on my breath ♪

♪ Night, nights of matter ♪

♪ Black flowers blossom ♪

♪ Feathers on my breath ♪

♪ Teardrop on the
fire of a confession ♪

♪ Feathers on my breath ♪

[Ashley] So he was
just out here alone?

Yeah.

We should go.

- I'm gonna hang back for a bit.
- Lauren.

You're playing with fire.

I just hope Lucas
is worth the risk.

Yeah, I was in the water...

In the water? What happened?

He is.

Then let's go.

You happen to get a
good look at this thing?

Uh, it was a pickup, for sure.

Color?

Hard to say, but I...
I think it was blue.

♪ Black flowers blossom ♪

♪ Feathers on my breath ♪

I knew you'd turn up.

♪ Water is my eye ♪

♪ Most faithful mirror ♪

♪ Feathers on my breath ♪

♪ Teardrop on the fire
Feathers on my breath ♪

Dan, I heard.

We're working on it.

♪ You're stumbling into all ♪

♪ Stumbling into all ♪

[serious indie song ends]

[soft music playing]

[music fades out]